On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

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On This Day in 1994, Alan Jackson Released an Ode to the Simple Things in Life That Would Became a Huge Hit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1987, Def Leppard Went No. 1 With the First Album Recorded After Rick Allen Lost His Arm

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1966, The Beatles Performed Their Last Ever Show in America After a Disastrous Tour

By Em Casalena
On This Day

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On This Day in 1977, a Group of Men Attempted To Steal the Remains of Elvis Presley for Ransom

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

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On This Day in 1987, Rick Astley Was at No. 1 with a Song That Would Become a Global Sensation Two Decades Later

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1994, the Battle of Britpop Began When Oasis Released Their Debut Album

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

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Born on This Day in 1982, the Youngest Ever Grammy-Winner Who Took Country to the Pop Charts—and Stayed There

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

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On This Day in 2001, Toby Keith’s ‘Pull My Chain’ Brought Swagger, Humor, and the First Hint of Bro-Country to the Top of the Charts

By Cindy Watts
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On This Day in 1998, a Fatal Mistake Turned Johnny Rodriguez’s Life Into a Bad Country Song—and a Near Life Sentence

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

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On This Day in 1982, George Strait Topped the Country Chart for the First Time—After His Wife Convinced Him Not To Quit Music

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1995, Vince Gill Released This Beloved Signature Song He “Didn’t Even Plan To Record”

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

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On This Day in 1968, Tammy Wynette Recorded the Controversial Song That Made Her a Superstar

By Clayton Edwards

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